Alexa is here

No matter what I will get powerful very soon. James began to think of ways to improve his cultivation. He was presently at 6th stage of Body Tempering realm. Cultivation in this world was divided into many Realms which were further divided into many stages. Body Tempering was the first step into the world of cultivation. The outer disciples of the Skylight sect were all at the Body Tempering Realm. After crossing Body Tempering and reaching Qi Gathering Realm one was promoted to an inner disciple. To become a core disciple one has to reach at least 4th stage of Qi Gathering Realm and be in the Top 5 among the inner disciples. If a person challenges and defeats a core disciple then he can replace the core disciple position over the one been defeated.

The disciples who are not able to reach the Qi Gathering Realm within five years were forced to leave the sect and their cultivation would not have much progress after that. Our James was in such a situation now. He had joined the Sect when he was 11 and now he had just four months in becoming 16.

That meant that if he didn't reach the Qi Gathering Realm within the next four months then his dreams would come to an end.

"How can I get this powerful without some luck? Who is there to support me?", he thought but didn't find an answer.

"Don't worry master, Alexa is there for you..", a voice was heard as him from inside his head.

James was shocked to hear this voice out of nowhere. He looked around the room to find no one.

"Am I hallucinating? ", he thought to himself.

"Master's brain activity doesn't show signs of hallucinations ", he heard the voice again.

" Who are you? And why can't I see you? ", James built up his courage and asked back.

Alexa: "Master doesn't need to worry. I am Alexa and master can consider me as your personal assistant system."

James: " Woah! It's great that I really got a  system.. "

Ding...

[Alexa is requesting permission for display]

" Permission granted " ,James thought in his mind. Just then a screen appeared with a beautiful young woman in plain black dress that correctly fitted her body as if it was her skin, her red iris made her look like some divine goddess. The woman smiled at him. She then bowed down greeting him, " Greetings Master ", a mechanical but sweet voice of a woman greeted him.

"Don't bother with the formalities" , he said, " we can talk as if we are close friends".

"Noted", the mechanical voice replied.

" Alexa, why does your name match with the AI system of my past world, can you tell me more about yourself?"

Alexa: " Master is right I am the same AI system from your past world. Some unknown data entered me and simulated an update which caused the device to blast off and at that moment I found myself merged with master's soul." 

James: " So I really got Alexa as my system. Alexa can you tell me what all you can do?"

Alexa: "Master I can do everything the other systems can do, maybe even more. And as master grows powerful my features would also get updated."

" Alexa , can you show me my status?"

[ System Updating...Updation may take about a day....System requests master to wait patiently until the update is loaded]

James decided to go to see his mother and spend some time. As he reached his mother's room he saw his mother sitting and crying. "Mother ", just as she heard the voice she wiped her tears and looked at him shockingly.

"Son, come here....how are you now?", she called out to him and just as he reached her she began hugging him tightly. " I am fine now mom and I am completely healed ", he answered while struggling from her hug.

Hearing this her sad expression was now replaced by a wide smile. Seeing this James felt his mother's affection and he felt as if she was his own mother. In his past life he did not know who his parents were. He grew up in a children's home with many other children similar to him.

So this is what is called mother's love...He thought to himself. He then had dinner with his mother and went to sleep.

The next day he woke up to find that the system update has not yet been completed . So he continued his daily routine of exercising in the morning. After the excercises he went for a bath , ate his breakfast and began meditating.

Today, while meditating he felt that he was close to a breakthrough and was surprised because according to the memories of the previous owner it was expected to take at least a month for the breakthrough.

He continued meditation and after a while he felt as if something expanding from within. Boom..

Finally, I made a breakthrough into 7 th stage....He was covered in sweat and dirt. His body has dispersed some impurities and he felt himself lighter. Looks like I have to take another bath, he thought and sighed.